Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
POULTRY NOTES.
HAroH1Na onIoks IN July.

/ lnlekS Hatcutu TINS month 90 not
bring very high prices when ready for
market, nor will the pullets lay before
spring. Considering that vermin must
be fought and quarters kept clean, but
little advantage, if any is gained by allow
ing the hens to sit this month.
! KEEP THE wnTrEwAsH BRUSH IN MOTION.
Put on plenty of whitewash in the
/ poultry houses, and let il be applied
| thickly. Mix with it either kerosene oil,
carbolic acid, or any of the advertised
sheep dips, in order to render the prem
ises obnoxious to lice. Fill every crack
and crevice with it, for vermin multiply
very rapidly this month.
LEGHoRSs
Leghorns chat are Matched in Juno
make rapid growth, as warm weather is
very favorable to them. As they mature
early, and begin to lay before they are
| six months old, they are among the most
! profitable of our breeds. They are good
flyers, and a high fence is necessary to
keep them in bounds,
PROJECT MACHINERY AND TEAMS
Economy in the care of farm machiu-
cry and teams will be of great beueft. A
reaper properly used, and housed when
not in use, will do good service for fifteen
years while one left ont of doors will do
bad work five years A team kept in
worked ard fed, will do good service %
years, while with the too common abuse,
it becomes useless at fifteen.
Prof. j. w. Sanborn has reportsd
series of interesting experiments on thS
relation of dew to soil moisture, made by
driving iron tubes a given length into the
ground, and thus securing portion of
the soil enclosed for examination, capill-
airy attraction being shut off from the cy
| finders OF earth by means of an inserted
bottom, placed by digging down on one,
| Some OF the leading results were, that
the soil loses moisture by night, both
| when there is dew and when there is not;
| that SHALLOW titled soil loses less oy night
than deep tilled;t that dec tillape il fol-
lowed by less evaporation in drouth than
shallow tillage; and that good deal of
study needs yet be given to the subject
FEED THE GRAIN.
A farmers stock in trade, or capital,
consists in productiveness of his land,
and he cannot afford to dispose of it in
yearly installments by selling grain. He
must feed the products of the farm TO
animals and return the manure to the
land, and the kind of animals best to feed
depends on the location, the character of
the land, and above all, the taste and
qualifications of the owner. Whatever
kind man chooses, he should make it q
point to improve them by good care asd
careful breeding. Large outlay of money
is not always necessary. Careful selec-
ton from common stock, we'll cared for
will do better than high priced animals
neglected.
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, Columbus, last year made some care
[ full experiment in planting corn thick anc
thin in the hill and at different distance.
/ apart IN the row. The corn was all plant
{ cd on the same day and received the same
, cultivation throughout. The soil was
r moderately fertile clay loan. AT huskinl
time the largest total yield of grain wa
! from two kernels TO the hill II niche
' apart, and the rows 81 feet. This wa
! 56.3 bushels per acre, but there was 40
3 per cent OF nubbins, while in the row
! when there was planted one kernel j
. inches apart, 81 feet between rows tn
Il yield while ouly 42.3 bushel per acre gay
q only AZ per cent of nubbins. The larges
4 actual yield of ears was obtained fror
! two kernels in the hill "a inches apart
The final conclusion arrived at was tina
grouping the plants to three in hill
better than twos, and that two plants a
double the distance is better than one !
places six inches apart.
I DEnT or TAXATION.
y 1t is more expensive for farmer to b
p in debt than for men engaged in other bus
q ness. on account OF our un Just and uncOn,
g titutinnal assessment laws, which collec
e tax on a farmers debts, and exempt tn
n debts of money lenders from tax. This dis
; crimiuation in favor OF thu rich agains
the poor Is all the more exasperatin
T because the kind of property favored ca
s be, and il mostly hidden from the asses
II sor, while land is visible and can't escap'
/. and the mere property there ls hide
d from tax, the greater the tax must be 0
e visible property, hence it would require
e good deal Of energy, ecoLomy and goo
k management in order to support famll,
n pay interest on purchase money, lncreas
3 the fertility of the land, pay tax on tn
d debt and large per cent of tax rlghtfll
II belonging to others. But the owner of
small farm car, by properly GROWN
hogs, corn and clover, realize prot
and increase the fertility of his lam
providing he appreciates the value {
+. manure rnd applies it in prop
= manner. and if he is convenient to raj
: way station, small fruit i'll connectio
4 ought to insure success.
4 Cleanliness in Milking
=. Don't dip your fingers in the pail I